Improvement in camp-beds



H. R. MILLS.

Camp-Bed. N0,167,617 Patented Sept.14,187 5.

N FETERS, FHOTO-UTHDGRAPhE-R, WASHINGTON, D C.

UNITED STATES FFIoE.

HIRAM R. MILLS, OF PORT HURON, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAMP-BEDS..

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 167,617, datedSeptember 14, 1875; application filed November 17, l874 To all whom itmay concern:

Be it known that I, Hmnu R. MILLs, of Port Huron, in the county of St.Clair and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Camp-Bed, ofwhich the following is a specification In the drawing, Figure 1 is aperspective view of the frame extended as a stretcher, and showing indotted lines the rubber cloth stretched for a shelter-tent. Fig. 2 is asimilar view of the frame arranged as a couch with the canvas cot bottombuttoned on. Fig.

3 is a perspective view of the same arranged as a foot-bath. Fig. 4 is adetail elevation of the joint in the frame side rail and ofthebacksupporting ratchet-brace. Fig. 5 is a plan View in detail of theend cross-bar lock open. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the samelocked. Fig. -7 is a longitudinal section of the main foldingcross-brace.

In the drawing, A A represent two wooden side rails, hinged or jointednear the middle by a hinge, a, which has a pair of extra eyelugs at thebottom, which may be locked, if desired, by a pin or screw, b, Fig. 4,when the bar is extended. The side rails A are connected at each end bya metal cross bar or girt, B, jointed at the middle, and locked inlineby a spring-bolt, c, passing through the overlapping ends. The outerends of the girts are pivoted to the side bars A, so that the whole canbe folded into a compact bundle. O is a jointed metal crossbar, having adownward convex curve, and slotted at each end to slip under the head ofa bolt pendent from the bars A A near their joints. The joint of the bar0 has a spring-bolt, c, for looking it in the extended position, asshown in Fig. 7. D are folding legs at the ends of the bars A. There isalso a long brace-leg, D pivoted to the inner end of each longer part ofsaid bars A with a hook, 61,011 the inner side of each, with whichengages a ratchet-bar, D pivoted at the other side of the joint, bymeans of which the shorter end of the stretcher-l'rame may be raised andsustained at any angle of inclination when used either as a chair or acouch. e e are twometal bars, pivoted at the head of the bars A to enternotches cut in the adjacent cross-bars B to lock them and keep the framefrom skewing. E is a cot bottom of canvass or other material, longer itsedges. This cloth may be used as a shelfer-tent by inserting the lowerends of two light iron rods, g, through eyes g in the head and footcross-bars, and driving them into the ground. The top ends of the rodsmay be bent inwardly, connected by a cord, and guyed to support thecloth, which should be guyed at the corners.

The foot-bath is made by bagging the lower end of the bottom E at thefoot of the frame, and buttoning one end of the rubber cloth into thefoot of the frame. The sitz-bath is made in substantially the samemanner; and the full-length bath is made by attaching the extremities ofthe canvas to the head and foot of the frame and buttoning the rubbercloth along the sides, first detaching the crossbar 0.

The canvas supports the rubber cloth when used as a bath, and thusenables the use of a thin fabric, which would not otherwise sustain theweight of the occupant and of the water.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination of the folding and adjustable frame A B and cot bottom Ewith'the studs f, rods g, and eyes g, said rods being adapted to receivethe water-proof fabric F, substantially as set forth.

HIRAM R. MILLS.

Witnesses:

H. F. EBERTS, H. S. SPRAGUE.

